February 2021 Understanding the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program for COVID-19 Vaccination The Federal Retail Pharmacy Program for COVID-19 Vaccination is a collaboration between the federal government, states and territories, and 21 national pharmacy partners and independent pharmacy networks to increase access to COVID-19 vaccination across the United States. This program is one component of the […]
School Closures, the Real Issue Looking for a break from the dark winter of President Biden and the continuous fear mongering of the mainstream media, I decided to take a look at this week’s CV Weekly. Surely my trusted local town newspaper would have something relevant and interesting for me to read. But aghast – […]
Ensuring All Angelenos Get Access to the Vaccine Amidst the torrent of information about COVID-19 and the continued toll the virus has taken on our community and the entire nation, it is easy to lose sight of the miraculous, safe and astonishingly effective nature of the vaccines. Two vaccines have already been approved and tens […]
The 1971 Earthquake A reader reminded me that the 50th anniversary of the 1971 Sylmar Earthquake (sometimes called the San Fernando Earthquake) had come and gone a few days ago. I have written about it in the past, but a revisit is always appropriate. The fault that caused the quake was the Sierra Madre Fault, […]
By Mary O’KEEFE Glendale Unified School District (GUSD) continues to work on opening schools for in-person learning. Los Angeles County Public Health announced last week that COVID-19 cases as well as hospitalizations have declined enough to allow schools to reopen for in-person instruction. LA County Dept. of Public Health announced that the County’s adjusted case […]
By Brandon HENSLEY Preliminary stages of improvements along the Eagle Canyon Channel, including a recreational trail connection between Two Strike Park and La Crescenta Avenue, were presented at the Feb. 18 virtual meeting of the Crescenta Valley Town Council. Michelle O’Connor, who oversees trails planning for LA County, gave an overview of preliminary analyses that […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Feb. 18, Mars 2020 Perseverance successfully landed on the surface of Mars and the photos coming back from the Red Planet are impressive to say the least. The landing was picture perfect as cameras aboard the lander and the rover documented everything from the parachute deployment to the “umbilical” cord being […]
As the country prepares to enter Women’s History Month, CVW reflects on contributions by local women. By Mary O’KEEFE March is celebrated as Women’s History Month in the United States, a time that is set aside to recognize and honor the contributions of women throughout history. As a woman-owned and operated small business, Crescenta Valley […]
By Mary O’KEEFE On Wednesday morning parents of students in the Glendale Unified School District – GUSD – brought their concerns about getting students back into school to the doorstep of the Glendale Teachers Association office in Montrose. “We want the union to follow science and facts,” said Sharis Poulatian, a parent and organizer of […]
By Julie BUTCHER “I am a concerned neighbor from Whiting Woods and on Friday, Jan. 9 I was made aware of the proposed development for 3830 Hillway Drive when plans were published in advance of the Design Review Board meeting for approval. I was shocked at the proposed style and size of the development – […]